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Troubleshooting a new install

#1

Installation method:

  1. dnf install, Fedora repo, Sublime Text - x86_64 - Stable.
  2. symlinked the configuration files,
    $ ln -s ~/git/dotfiles/sublime-text ~/.config/sublime-text
  3. entered the license key using instructions on email

Complaints:

  1. When I try to open a file (Ctrl-O) there is a delay before the dialogue appears. When I type a few letters to have the list abbreviated, it takes 3-4 seconds.
  2. Moving the window on my screen is jittery. This makes no sense to me, but no other type of window has this issue.
  3. General lag in other operations.

Is there some mistake I’ve made with config files or installation? Is the most sensible thing to do, to do a clean reinstall as I’ve described above?

Thank you for any help!

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#2

Does it happen in safe mode? Do you see any errors in the console (View > Show Console)?

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#3

No errors appear in the console. Safe mode does indeed fix the jittering. That’s promising.

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#4

Is a clean reinstall the proper way to deal with niggling problems like this? dnf remove, then dnf install, then redo the symlink? There isn’t a tool to confirm that my user settings aren’t heinous somehow?

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#5

You can revert to a freshly installed state, but that’s rather drastic. This issue is likely to be caused by a third party plugin, you can use the "ignored_packages" setting to narrow down the culprit.

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#6

I went through your recommended procedure an no package was the culprit.

I asked Copilot and they say:

Copilot said: This is a known issue with Sublime

This is a known issue with Sublime Text running under Wayland on KDE Plasma. Many users have reported buggy window movement, especially near screen edges, when using Sublime Text (and some other Electron/GTK-based apps) on Wayland. The typical problems include:

  • The window “snapping” or jumping erratically when dragged to edges.
  • Difficulty in resizing or moving the window smoothly.
  • Sometimes, the title bar or borders becoming unresponsive.

Causes:

  • Sublime Text is not a native Qt/KDE app and does not have official Wayland support (as of mid-2024).
  • On Wayland, applications must support the protocol natively or run under XWayland (an X11 compatibility layer). Sublime Text runs under XWayland, which can have quirks with KDE’s window management.

Does this make sense? They suggested going to X11. Is that the only workaround at prresent?

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#7

As usual AI is making things up to no ones benefit. There’s so much wrong there it’s not even worth correcting.

I went through your recommended procedure an no package was the culprit.

The next possible culprit would be your settings then, perhaps you have "hardware_acceleration" enabled?

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#8

I see. I do have hardware_acceleration enabled.

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